UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2024 and Exam Pattern

1. Paper-I

2. Physical Standard Test (PST)/ Physical Endurance Test (PET)

3. Paper-II 

4. Medical Examination (DME).

All these stages of the examination are mandatory. Details of these Paper I & Paper II are as follows:

Paper-I:

Paper-II:

Paper-III PET/PST Exam

The candidates who qualify the Paper -1, progress to the next stage of the exam, i.e. the Physical Endurance Test (Physical Endurance Test)/PST or the Medical test. Thereafter, they should also write the Paper-2 of the written exam.

Note – The evaluation of the Paper-2 of the written exam is done only for those candidates who qualify the PET/PST and the Medical test.

PAPER-IV Medical Exam

Candidates who qualify the PET exam are required to appear in the CAPF Medical officer for Medical examination.

Note:

• Questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice. Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts-I, II and III of Paper-I.
• There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I & Paper-II.
• Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

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UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2024

Some of the most important topics to be learned for UPSC CAPF are given below.

UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2024 for Paper 1

UPSC CAPF exam has two papers. The UPSC CAPF Paper-I includes General Ability & Intelligence, and Paper-II includes General Studies, Essay & Comprehension. Where total marks for both papers are a maximum of 550. In this section, questions will be asked on the below-mentioned topics. Let’s now have a look at the detailed Syllabus of Paper-1 and Paper-2 of the UPSC CAPF 2024 Exam:

Paper 1: General Ability & Intelligence

UPSC CAPF Paper 1 consists of questions from General Mental Ability, General Science, Current Affairs, Indian Polity, Indian History, India & World Geography. Check section-wise UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2024 from here and prepare accordingly for the examination.

General Mental Ability

The UPSC CAPF Paper-I will have a written test that covered the following important General Ability topics and subjects that include General Mental Ability.

1. Logical Reasoning
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Numerical ability
4. Data Interpretation

General Science

1. General Awareness
2. Scientific Temper
3. Comprehension & Appreciation of Scientific Phenomena
4. Information Technology
5. Biotechnology
6. Environmental Science

Current Affairs

Questions will be from Current Affairs of national and international importance in areas of:

1. Culture
2. Music
3. Arts
4. Literature
5. Sports
6. Governance
7. Societal and Developmental Issues
8. Industry
9. Business
10. Globalisation

Indian Polity

Questions will be asked from:

1. Indian political system
2. Constitution of India
3. Social systems and public administration
4. Economic development in India
5. Regional and international security issues
6. Human rights & its indicators

Indian History

Questions will be asked to test candidates’ knowledge of the growth of nationalism in India and the freedom movement.

1. Indian History, Culture and Civilisation
2. Freedom Movement in India
3. Indian Constitution and Administration
4. Elementary knowledge of Five Year Plans of India
5. Panchayati Raj
6. Co-operatives and Community Development
7. Forces shaping Modern India
8. Renaissance
9. Exploration and Discovery

India & World Geography

1. Earth
2. Latitudes and Longitudes
3. Concept of time
4. International Date Line
5. Movements of Earth and their effects
6. Origin of Earth
7. Rocks and their classification
8. Weathering
9. Earthquakes and Volcanoes
10. Ocean Currents and Tides
11. The atmosphere and its composition
12. Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure
13. Planetary Winds
14. Cyclones and Anti-cyclones
15. Humidity
16. Condensation and Precipitation
17. Types of Climate
18. Major Natural Regions of the World
19. Regional Geography of India
20. Mineral and Power resources
21. Imports and Exports of India
22. World Geography

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UPSC CAPF Syllabus 2024 for Paper 2

This paper has General Studies, Essays, and Comprehensions as descriptive question-answer. In Paper II 2nd part is Essay Writing and Comprehension, for Essay Writing in this part candidates have two options of writing the Essay component in English or Hindi. But in addition, the other part is Comprehension has to be written in English medium only. The question will be asked related to English language and Grammar skills.

Part A (80 Marks): Essay

The topics of essay questions could be on:

1. Modern Indian History
2. Freedom Struggle
3. Geography
4. Polity
5. Economy
6. Security
7. Human Rights
8. Analytical Ability

Part B (120 Marks)

1. Comprehensions
2. Précis writing
3. Communications/language skills
4. Developing counter arguments
5. Simple grammar
6. Other aspects

UPSC CAPF Selection Process 2024

Some of the basic information related to the exam pattern of the UPSC CAPF exam is tabulated below. The candidate has to go through the following stages to get selected for Assistant Commandant vacancies:

• Written Examination – The UPSC CAPF written exam comprises two papers. Paper 1 includes the topics from General Ability and Intelligence and Paper 2 from General Studies, Essays, and Comprehension. The questions will consist of objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions will be set in English as well as Hindi.
• Physical Test – Candidates who are declared qualified in the written examination will be called to appear for PST/PET and Medical Standards Tests.
• Interview/ Personality Tests – Candidates declared qualified in the Medical Standards Tests, will be called for Interview/Personality Test. The Interview exam will carry 150 Marks. The final merit list of candidates will be based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the written exam and Interview.

UPSC CAPF Physical Standards Test (PST)

Candidates who declared qualified in the written examination will be called for physical standards tests. Those candidates who meet the prescribed PST will be called to appear for the Physical Efficiency Test.

UPSC CAPF Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

After clearing the online exam which is conducted in written type, the candidate who clears that exam and PST exam will be called for the Physical Efficiency Test for further evaluation. The candidates who meet the specified Physical Standards by UPSC CAPF will be evaluated through the Physical Efficiency Tests as given below:

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All the qualified candidates shall prepare now itself with the proper set of study materials and mock tests to ace your UPSC CAPF Examination. Good Luck to the Aspirants!

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